On Friday August 17, I second shot for my good buddy Jen in Riverside. It was the wedding of Angela and Juan (better known as Junior). They were great sports, willing to pose any way we asked them to, without complaint!
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Diana + Gregg
I recently started working for Bella Pictures in addition to moving forward with my full time business.
On August 11, I shot my first wedding for Bella with the talented James Hickey from LA. Diana and Gregg were so much fun, very down to earth and super friendly. She is a triathlete and they both enjoy the outdoors. Angels Landing was so perfect for their big day. It’s located in gorgeous scenic Julian overlooking a valley of golden pasture.
The maid of honor doing her own makeup:
I love this shot of Diana watching Gregg and his mom dance. So sweet.
My ring shot for these two running fiends!
Angels Landing:
This guest was having a great time dancing!
One last shot of the happy couple:
Heather + John
My good friend Heather married her soulmate John on August 4th in an intimate ceremony. The wedding took place at the Oceanside Habor, overlooking the water. The reception was at John’s parents home in Oceanside.
I met Heather and John back in 1999 when we all started working for Best Buy. Heather and I both moved to the Midwest and lost touch (even though were only lived 2 hours away!) We re-connected after I moved back to Cali, and she and John got engaged.
Heather’s gorgeous dress!
The girls getting ready in the honeymoon suite:
Love the detail on the bridesmaid dresses:
The bride, did the hair for everyone, including her own!
The good looking wedding party:
Mr and Mrs Castro:
My infamous ring shot. Heather helped me pick the spot because she loves all my ring shots. John and Heather both have an affection for dolphins (you should have seen Heather’s old room!!):
Beach get-away:
This fits their personality so well:
Us!
Special thanks to my assistant that day, Angel:
Congrats you two, here is your slideshow!
It’s here…
After patiently waiting by my front door for the Fed-Ex man, it arrived. My new baby. 12.8 megapixels encased in black matte plastic. Never thought I could be so in love with an inanimate object. The Canon 5D. Oh how I love thee.
Shots taken with the new camera and my 85mm 1.8:My baby Makeda
My roommates dog, Baron:
My roommates dog, Baron:
Carolina + Anthony
On July 20th, I assisted Michele of Captured Forever at Anthony and Carolina’s Wedding. It was held at the Bahia in Mission Bay. I love this location, it has such a romantic feel!
Isn’t she beautiful?
Last minute touch ups:
Bling bling!
The best part about assisting others is that I can spend the time experimenting with lighting techniques. Here I used an off camera flash to creat some dramatic lighting on each of them. What do you think?
Tag, You’re It!
I have been tagged by fellow photographer friends Tiffany Harrison and Dawn Malone. I figured what the heck, even Jasmine Star did one of these! 
I am supposed to write about 8 things that make me unique, so here goes!
1. My favorite condiment for hamburgers is Peanut Butter. My family has been doing this since I was a child, so it is totally normal to me. Apparantly, nobody else thinks so!
2. I joined a sorority in college because growing up I wanted to be just like my godsister Michele. This is also the reason I played soccer through college.
3. I don’t know my multiplication tables (other than the easy 1′s and 0′s). My friends love to bring this up in public by throwing random 8×12′s equal and 4×9′s equal at me and laughing at my wrong answers.
4. I am addicted to watching shows on weddings. I can’t get enough, I love my job!
5. I have lived on both coasts of the US as well as the Midwest.
6. I partied with Vanilla Ice a few years back. Its a funny story, we shared a bottle of Redrum.
7. I have really cute feet. I actually looked in to becoming a foot model at one point in time.
8. I love becoming friends with my clients. It happens quite a bit too! I also am huge in to networking with other photographers, its one of my favorite things to do!
Okay, now I get to tag other photographers!
Jen Harris
Angel Barnes
Tina Jean
Rowena Curtis
Jeanette Sanchez
Loren Scott
Kika + Jeff
Kika and Jeff were married July 28th, 2007 at the Bali Hai Restaurant in San Diego. These two are so in love and it shows in how they look at each other. Kika’s family flew up from Brazil for the big day!
Thank you two so much for the great day that Michele and I got to spend with you. You are such a beautiful couple, here’s to many years of happiness!
Scroll all the way down for your awesome slideshow!
This is the extremely popular photo guest signing book that I make for most of my clients. It includes photos of your Engagement session and is always a hit with your guests!
Kika’s mom made these yummy Brazilian candies!
They did their grand entrance on this boat! How cool!
Karina + Matt
I’m almost embarrased to admit how far behind on blogging I am! But I am making an effort now to catch up after my week away in Oregon.
Karina and Matt were married in a lovely ceremony on June 14, 2007. They both come from very loving and traditional families. For this wedding, I was second shooting for my good friend, Michele of Captured Forever.
Planning the entry…
Success!
The church was located in Escondido…love it when the wedding is just down the road!
I love this stolen moment of the two:
The bride surprised her husband by seranading him to Michael Buble’s Everything. She had a great voice!
Both the bride and groom are very religious, so I love this moment during the dinner prayer.
I highly suggest a shoe change for the reception! How cute!
The groomsmen doing their job!
Me and Michele:
So I saved this image for last…this is Karina’s 90 something grandmother. She left a bit early but not before getting down on the dance floor. Right here, and I swear I am not making this up, she is showing Karina how to “Lean like a Cholo”. I just had to share that with you!
Amanda and the Rose Garden
Sounds like a book title doesn’t it? I got to spend my day with a sorority sister that I haven’t seen in about 6 years! We reconnected again on Myspace and when I learned that she had moved from the Midwest to Portland, I knew it wouldn’t be long before we got to see each other again!
She met my parents and myself at Daro’s kitchen. Its a new Ethiopian restaurant that we hadn’t tried yet. (btw, service was a little shoddy, but the food was great!)
After, Amanda took me to the Rose Garden to walk around.
The beautiful Amanda:
Aren’t these great clouds?
The view of Portland!
We went to the trendy area of Portland and stopped at a chocolate bar called Moonstruck. Amanda got the Champagne truffle (on left) and I got a Cookies and Cream cone. YUM!
We stopped by Bartini for happy hour martinis:
This last photo is a bit of a non-sequitor, but this is my grandmother’s wedding ring that she left my mother. My father never gave my mom a diamond (by mutual decision) 37 years ago. We think that may be why my gramma was so adamant that my mother (her daughter in law) have this ring! It’s stunning, I just had to take a photo of it!
My New Place!
I moved. Yes again. This time to San Marcos to a beautiful 4 bedroom house with 3 other females. We have 2 fireplaces, a gorgeous kitchen and vaulted ceilings. We are actually still looking for another roommate so if anyone is interested?
My messy room! I’m still waiting for someone to put together my cool bed! 
A self portrait 